Douglas Terrace walkway



The new drainage scheme

 Back in April I asked for action to be taken to resolve a flooding issue on the walkway that runs along the Tay from Douglas Terrace to Stannergate.

On the path to the west of the yacht clubs, at Grassy Beach, there was a constant run of water emanating from the wall adjacent to the railway line and there was a build up of very unsightly and smelly algae. After I raised  it with the council the area was cleaned up and a small scheme was prepared to improve the drainage. This work has now been carried out  and hopefully the problem has been eradicated. 

 Funding success

The council recently attracted £495K of funding to upgrade the last section of the walkway from Grassy Beach to Douglas Terrace. Works are programmed to commence in October and are due to be completed in March 2013. It will be finished to the same standard as the other upgraded sections.

I first raised the condition of this popular route back in 1996 when part of the old concrete walkway fell into the river! I'm pleased to have been involved in getting it progressed to this stage.

The provision of the walkway dates back to the Dundee Boundaries Act of 1913 when Broughty Ferry was annexed to Dundee. It's apt that it looks as if it will be refurbished along its entire length in time for the centenary next year.